/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package de.jadehs.cosima;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Tape</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getPosition <em>Position</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getInput <em>Input</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getAlphabet <em>Alphabet</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see de.jadehs.cosima.CosimaPackage#getTape()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Tape extends Component {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Position</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"0"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Position</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Position</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isSetPosition()
	 * @see #unsetPosition()
	 * @see #setPosition(int)
	 * @see de.jadehs.cosima.CosimaPackage#getTape_Position()
	 * @model default="0" unsettable="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	int getPosition();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getPosition <em>Position</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Position</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isSetPosition()
	 * @see #unsetPosition()
	 * @see #getPosition()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setPosition(int value);

	/**
	 * Unsets the value of the '{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getPosition <em>Position</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @see #isSetPosition()
	 * @see #getPosition()
	 * @see #setPosition(int)
	 * @generated
	 */
	void unsetPosition();

	/**
	 * Returns whether the value of the '{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getPosition <em>Position</em>}' attribute is set.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return whether the value of the '<em>Position</em>' attribute is set.
	 * @see #unsetPosition()
	 * @see #getPosition()
	 * @see #setPosition(int)
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isSetPosition();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Input</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Input</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Input</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setInput(String)
	 * @see de.jadehs.cosima.CosimaPackage#getTape_Input()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getInput();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link de.jadehs.cosima.Tape#getInput <em>Input</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Input</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getInput()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setInput(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Alphabet</b></em>' attribute list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link java.lang.Character}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Alphabet</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Alphabet</em>' attribute list.
	 * @see de.jadehs.cosima.CosimaPackage#getTape_Alphabet()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<Character> getAlphabet();

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	Character consumeInput();

} // Tape
